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Population in Mauritius compared to Nepal: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mauritius was 1,245,779 in 2024 vs 29,651,054 people in Nepal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritius' population is 1,240,121 people compared to 29,596,762 in Nepal.

Population statistics:

  • Nepal's population is 23.9 times bigger than Mauritius'.
  • Mauritius is ranked the 157th most populous country in the world, while Nepal is the 52nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.37% of the world: 0.01% for Mauritius vs 0.36% for Nepal.
  • For the last 10 years, Mauritius has had an average growth rate of -0.09% per year vs +0.66% in Nepal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mauritius has increased from 1.23M people to 1.24M (0.5% growth), while Nepal has grown from 26.6M to 29.6M (11.4% growth).

Mauritius vs Nepal: population by year and forecast

Mauritius
Factual

Projection
Nepal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mauritius Nepal
2100 573,538 31,902,377
2099 581,815 32,090,762
2098 590,276 32,277,789
2097 598,961 32,464,318
2096 607,840 32,647,891
2095 616,931 32,828,594
2094 626,226 33,009,460
2093 635,745 33,186,290
2092 645,427 33,361,327
2091 655,300 33,532,505
2090 665,341 33,699,660
2089 675,562 33,863,636
2088 685,908 34,022,597
2087 696,380 34,175,457
2086 707,018 34,322,945
2085 717,757 34,468,441
2084 728,558 34,605,513
2083 739,420 34,735,114
2082 750,402 34,856,938
2081 761,382 34,972,075
2080 772,374 35,080,783
2079 783,407 35,183,584
2078 794,452 35,277,254
2077 805,529 35,362,658
2076 816,547 35,440,746
2075 827,526 35,510,291
2074 838,506 35,573,094
2073 849,462 35,627,375
2072 860,405 35,670,886
2071 871,223 35,709,979
2070 882,091 35,739,580
2069 892,850 35,759,193
2068 903,547 35,770,405
2067 914,226 35,774,081
2066 924,869 35,770,220
2065 935,546 35,758,824
2064 946,145 35,737,661
2063 956,652 35,709,945
2062 967,159 35,669,839
2061 977,603 35,623,365
2060 988,022 35,567,728
2059 998,355 35,503,043
2058 1,008,603 35,427,419
2057 1,018,853 35,345,633
2056 1,029,103 35,253,644
2055 1,039,228 35,155,433
2054 1,049,313 35,050,330
2053 1,059,364 34,936,594
2052 1,069,276 34,816,009
2051 1,079,090 34,684,328
2050 1,088,773 34,546,267
2049 1,098,370 34,400,898
2048 1,107,805 34,250,249
2047 1,117,049 34,091,495
2046 1,126,022 33,921,975
2045 1,134,772 33,747,892
2044 1,143,155 33,566,784
2043 1,151,325 33,380,395
2042 1,159,078 33,186,321
2041 1,166,543 32,987,097
2040 1,173,673 32,781,189
2039 1,180,437 32,569,731
2038 1,186,773 32,349,742
2037 1,192,770 32,125,036
2036 1,198,476 31,892,962
2035 1,203,871 31,653,976
2034 1,208,936 31,407,460
2033 1,213,705 31,152,292
2032 1,218,138 30,890,627
2031 1,222,267 30,623,706
2030 1,226,049 30,349,201
2029 1,229,806 30,068,368
2028 1,233,411 29,780,585
2027 1,236,833 29,627,864
2026 1,240,121 29,585,230
2025 1,243,139 29,605,298
2024 1,245,779 29,651,054
2023 1,248,647 29,694,614
2022 1,262,523 29,715,436
2021 1,266,334 29,475,010
2020 1,266,014 28,966,574
2019 1,265,985 28,414,064
2018 1,265,577 28,079,689
2017 1,264,887 28,011,258
2016 1,263,747 27,955,462
2015 1,262,879 27,823,629
2014 1,261,208 27,672,370
2013 1,258,927 27,589,996
2012 1,255,882 27,534,915
2011 1,252,404 27,464,494
2010 1,250,400 27,341,952
2009 1,247,429 27,173,035
2008 1,244,121 26,990,037
2007 1,239,630 26,788,492
2006 1,233,996 26,565,425
2005 1,228,254 26,309,458
2004 1,221,003 26,016,656
2003 1,213,370 25,688,758
2002 1,204,621 25,328,981
2001 1,196,287 24,946,748
2000 1,186,873 24,546,509
1999 1,175,267 24,125,199
1998 1,160,421 23,680,357
1997 1,148,284 23,219,463
1996 1,133,996 22,741,862
1995 1,122,457 22,245,439
1994 1,112,846 21,717,479
1993 1,097,374 21,180,159
1992 1,084,441 20,609,707
1991 1,070,266 20,036,500
1990 1,058,775 19,524,573
1989 1,051,260 19,057,807
1988 1,043,239 18,638,661
1987 1,036,082 18,250,505
1986 1,028,360 17,868,124
1985 1,020,528 17,477,692
1984 1,012,221 17,085,242
1983 1,001,691 16,689,119
1982 992,521 16,297,987
1981 980,462 15,922,423
1980 966,039 15,553,105
1979 949,888 15,190,590
1978 933,499 14,839,695
1977 921,379 14,499,175
1976 906,507 14,177,649
1975 892,000 13,870,695
1974 878,042 13,568,435
1973 864,819 13,275,239
1972 852,053 12,989,099
1971 839,230 12,710,061
1970 826,000 12,436,190
1969 812,405 12,167,036
1968 798,413 11,906,266
1967 783,917 11,652,716
1966 768,813 11,408,710
1965 753,000 11,173,411
1964 736,381 10,946,392
1963 718,861 10,729,818
1962 700,349 10,521,116
1961 680,757 10,318,396
1960 680,331 10,123,658

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mauritius increased by 29,751 people (a 2.41% growth), while Nepal gained 1,390,037 people (a 5.23% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mauritius lost 23,626 people (a 1.87% decline), while Nepal's population increased by 1,641,300 people (a 5.87% growth).

Mauritius was ranked 151st most populous country in 2006 and is 157th in 2026. Nepal was ranked 43rd in 2006 and ranked 52nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Mauritius' population will shrink by 12.2% to 1,088,773 people with a rank change from 157th to 160th. The population of Nepal will increase by 16.7% to 34,546,267 people and rank change from 52nd to 58th.

Nepal is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 35.8M people, while Mauritius' population already peaked in 2021 at 1.27M people and is projected to decrease to 574K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Mauritius
Factual

Projection
Nepal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mauritius Nepal
2100 -1.42% -0.59%
2099 -1.43% -0.58%
2098 -1.45% -0.57%
2097 -1.46% -0.56%
2096 -1.47% -0.55%
2095 -1.48% -0.55%
2094 -1.5% -0.53%
2093 -1.5% -0.52%
2092 -1.51% -0.51%
2091 -1.51% -0.5%
2090 -1.51% -0.48%
2089 -1.51% -0.47%
2088 -1.5% -0.45%
2087 -1.5% -0.43%
2086 -1.5% -0.42%
2085 -1.48% -0.4%
2084 -1.47% -0.37%
2083 -1.46% -0.35%
2082 -1.44% -0.33%
2081 -1.42% -0.31%
2080 -1.41% -0.29%
2079 -1.39% -0.27%
2078 -1.38% -0.24%
2077 -1.35% -0.22%
2076 -1.33% -0.2%
2075 -1.31% -0.18%
2074 -1.29% -0.15%
2073 -1.27% -0.12%
2072 -1.24% -0.11%
2071 -1.23% -0.08%
2070 -1.21% -0.05%
2069 -1.18% -0.03%
2068 -1.17% -0.01%
2067 -1.15% 0.01%
2066 -1.14% 0.03%
2065 -1.12% 0.06%
2064 -1.1% 0.08%
2063 -1.09% 0.11%
2062 -1.07% 0.13%
2061 -1.05% 0.16%
2060 -1.04% 0.18%
2059 -1.02% 0.21%
2058 -1.01% 0.23%
2057 -1% 0.26%
2056 -0.97% 0.28%
2055 -0.96% 0.3%
2054 -0.95% 0.33%
2053 -0.93% 0.35%
2052 -0.91% 0.38%
2051 -0.89% 0.4%
2050 -0.87% 0.42%
2049 -0.85% 0.44%
2048 -0.83% 0.47%
2047 -0.8% 0.5%
2046 -0.77% 0.52%
2045 -0.73% 0.54%
2044 -0.71% 0.56%
2043 -0.67% 0.58%
2042 -0.64% 0.6%
2041 -0.61% 0.63%
2040 -0.57% 0.65%
2039 -0.53% 0.68%
2038 -0.5% 0.7%
2037 -0.48% 0.73%
2036 -0.45% 0.75%
2035 -0.42% 0.78%
2034 -0.39% 0.82%
2033 -0.36% 0.85%
2032 -0.34% 0.87%
2031 -0.31% 0.9%
2030 -0.31% 0.93%
2029 -0.29% 0.97%
2028 -0.28% 0.52%
2027 -0.27% 0.14%
2026 -0.24% -0.07%
2025 -0.21% -0.15%
2024 -0.23% -0.15%
2023 -1.1% -0.07%
2022 -0.3% 0.82%
2021 0.03% 1.76%
2020 0.002% 1.94%
2019 0.03% 1.19%
2018 0.05% 0.24%
2017 0.09% 0.2%
2016 0.07% 0.47%
2015 0.13% 0.55%
2014 0.18% 0.3%
2013 0.24% 0.2%
2012 0.28% 0.26%
2011 0.16% 0.45%
2010 0.24% 0.62%
2009 0.27% 0.68%
2008 0.36% 0.75%
2007 0.46% 0.84%
2006 0.47% 0.97%
2005 0.59% 1.13%
2004 0.63% 1.28%
2003 0.73% 1.42%
2002 0.7% 1.53%
2001 0.79% 1.63%
2000 0.99% 1.75%
1999 1.28% 1.88%
1998 1.06% 1.98%
1997 1.26% 2.1%
1996 1.03% 2.23%
1995 0.86% 2.43%
1994 1.41% 2.54%
1993 1.19% 2.77%
1992 1.32% 2.86%
1991 1.09% 2.62%
1990 0.71% 2.45%
1989 0.77% 2.25%
1988 0.69% 2.13%
1987 0.75% 2.14%
1986 0.77% 2.23%
1985 0.82% 2.3%
1984 1.05% 2.37%
1983 0.92% 2.4%
1982 1.23% 2.36%
1981 1.49% 2.37%
1980 1.7% 2.39%
1979 1.76% 2.36%
1978 1.32% 2.35%
1977 1.64% 2.27%
1976 1.63% 2.21%
1975 1.59% 2.23%
1974 1.53% 2.21%
1973 1.5% 2.2%
1972 1.53% 2.2%
1971 1.6% 2.2%
1970 1.67% 2.21%
1969 1.75% 2.19%
1968 1.85% 2.18%
1967 1.96% 2.14%
1966 2.1% 2.11%
1965 2.26% 2.07%
1964 2.44% 2.02%
1963 2.64% 1.98%
1962 2.88% 1.96%
1961 0.06% 1.92%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Mauritius declined by 0.23%, while Nepal's population declined by 0.15%.

Live population counters

Mauritius Nepal
Current population
1240121
29596762
Population rank 157/197 52/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.36%
One net population change
3.05 hours
12.1 minutes
One birth every
41.3 minutes
54.9 seconds
One death every
44.8 minutes
2.55 minutes
Daily growth/decline -8 -119
Annual growth/decline -2,868 -43,560
Annual growth/decline rate -0.23% -0.15%
Population growth rate rank 178/197 174/197
One migration net change every
3.16 hours
1.45 minutes
Annual migration change -2,784 -364,699
Net migration rank 103/196 193/196
Foreign-born residents 29,142 470,719
Foreign-born residents rank 165/195 82/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.3% 1.6%
Foreign-born share rank 129/195 142/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mauritius
Natural

Migration
Nepal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mauritius Nepal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,784 - -364,699
2024 - -2,787 - -401,282
2023 999 -2,824 368,450 -409,782
2022 -757 -2,824 379,021 -379,321
2021 -253 -4,324 351,165 130,001
2020 2,405 -5,895 373,553 162,139
2019 1,773 -5,202 387,113 182,203
2018 2,151 -5,084 394,576 -295,151
2017 3,415 -5,322 406,219 -368,787
2016 2,906 -4,483 415,921 -341,748
2015 3,031 -3,645 410,565 -221,062
2014 3,657 -3,691 423,166 -310,156
2013 4,281 -3,617 424,804 -373,064
2012 5,149 -3,663 430,151 -371,707
2011 5,511 -2,465 429,957 -347,552
2010 5,877 -2,624 432,631 -269,963
2009 6,113 -2,467 441,290 -266,144
2008 7,465 -2,589 452,353 -261,540
2007 8,429 -2,642 464,780 -252,526
2006 8,515 -2,757 475,335 -241,455
2005 10,195 -2,840 489,093 -211,024
2004 10,745 -3,001 504,853 -197,336
2003 10,799 -3,141 516,575 -168,314
2002 11,685 -3,150 525,045 -153,730
2001 11,723 -3,225 542,118 -148,973
2000 12,224 -2,326 554,506 -147,193
1999 12,341 -1,463 557,847 -122,551
1998 11,489 -1,292 562,787 -108,400
1997 11,943 -1,199 565,882 -98,454
1996 13,041 -1,092 580,099 -92,307
1995 13,020 -1,144 591,283 -86,232
1994 14,355 -1,112 578,293 -27,415
1993 14,814 -1,189 561,549 -37,782
1992 15,833 -1,254 533,029 84,113
1991 15,091 -1,333 512,233 17,056
1990 15,564 -1,938 495,202 -640
1989 14,718 -2,463 478,771 -39,808
1988 14,084 -1,399 463,581 -64,246
1987 13,262 -300 449,400 -72,437
1986 12,340 852 434,802 -47,017
1985 12,451 615 423,240 -30,154
1984 13,665 -258 411,122 -19,300
1983 14,525 -1,756 399,103 1,304
1982 15,880 -2,226 385,741 -3,898
1981 18,334 -1,559 374,145 -4,855
1980 19,321 -1,739 364,254 5,084
1979 19,282 -2,363 355,597 88
1978 18,670 -3,129 345,765 346
1977 16,769 -3,749 332,843 2,108
1976 16,407 -3,807 323,222 -15,119
1975 15,342 -3,869 312,479 -6,686
1974 17,561 -4,908 303,078 -4,361
1973 13,145 -2,144 288,750 -1,076
1972 14,825 -2,408 286,708 -2,107
1971 15,441 -960 280,752 -7,284
1970 16,190 -1,281 272,439 1,847
1969 15,761 -674 264,560 -527
1968 17,884 -2,445 258,259 -746
1967 17,560 -1,257 249,240 347
1966 20,758 -4,123 241,716 -3,306
1965 20,482 -3,597 233,726 -1,551
1964 22,239 -4,850 227,948 -6,087
1963 22,069 -5,236 219,586 -8,303
1962 20,660 -6,107 215,368 -9,249
1961 20,355 -8,984 209,917 -10,601
1960 19,931 -7,083 203,374 -13,223

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/mauritius/nepal | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 30.9% of the population change in Mauritius is from natural causes (a gain of 19,327 people) and 69.1% is from migration (a loss of 43,294 people). In Nepal 67.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,909,749 people) and 32.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,851,664 people).

As of 2024, 29,142 residents or 2.3% of the population were not native-born in Mauritius, compared to 470,719 people or 1.6% in Nepal.

Biggest cities by population

Mauritius
City Population
Port Louis 149K
Quatre Bornes 81.8K
Curepipe 77.5K
Triolet 23.4K
Goodlands 20.7K
Centre de Flacq 15.8K
Mahebourg 15.8K
Bambous 15.3K
Nepal
City Population
Kathmandu 846K
Lalitpur 513K
Pokhara 354K
Birgunj 268K
Biratnagar 243K
Bheemdatta 105K
Dhangadhi 102K
Janakpur 97.8K
Hetauda 84.7K
Damak 75.1K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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